evils

Example Sentences

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Nguyễn heads Lào Cai’s provincial Department of Social Evils Prevention, a division tasked with – among many other things – preventing human trafficking and supporting victims of it.

From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2017

The Pretty Reckless play on a double bill with Them Evils April 26 at the 9:30 Club.

From Washington Times • Apr. 19, 2017

Lee, who’s also the guitarist in Seattle band The Young Evils, says that after years of sandwich-board art and commentary, he didn’t think this one was “particularly remarkable.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2017

Keep in mind, the Necessary Evils are always positioned between the customers and what they really want—in customer’s eyes, they seem to only cause delay or disruption of whatever we’re really after.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2015

And then a dark shape brushed by me and I knew it was one of the Five Evils, a swimming snake.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan